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mattstevenson2005

Member Since: 01 Jan 2011
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 737

2003 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 V8 Java Black

dont be too hard on me!

Ok, after seeing the pics of Daveo's brake callipers after he painted them i really liked the look and wanted to paint the hub and callipers on my range rover. Ever since i can remember i have always wanted red callipers so this project has killed two birds with one stone and i think that the red callipers looks really good through the wheels and with the java black paint.

Rear Wheel Before

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Rear Wheel After

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Front Wheel Before

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Front Wheel After

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Finished Product! i think it looks really good and 'sporty' looks good against the black paint.

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Matt

12th Apr 2011 8:45pm

letsavit2

Member Since: 16 Oct 2010
Location: essex
Posts: 854

eeerrr they look a bit pink mate, if thats your thing then i will say no more.... 2004 black Vogue TD6

12th Apr 2011 8:47pm

mattstevenson2005

Member Since: 01 Jan 2011
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 737

letsavit2 wrote:
eeerrr they look a bit pink mate, if thats your thing then i will say no more....

The pics dont show the red very well but in the flesh they are very very red, nothing like pink - the camera flash makes it look a little pink

12th Apr 2011 8:51pm

jonminns

Member Since: 07 Mar 2011
Location: Leicestershire, UK
Posts: 155

2008 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Santorini Black

Looks a good job - not too keen on the red myself but a damn sight better than rust!

What paint did you use, what prep etc - obviously this could be transferred to a different colour of paint and others may find it useful!

12th Apr 2011 10:21pm

Baben

Member Since: 17 Oct 2010
Location: Kyalami
Posts: 165

2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Luxor

My 12-year old thinks it looks cool.

13th Apr 2011 4:56am

bozmandb9

Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Posts: 1029

2013 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Causeway Grey

I think it looks good, colour looks like the colour they put on Porsche calipers to me.

Certainly an improvement! 2012 SDV8 Vogue SE

13th Apr 2011 6:44am

stan
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good job matt, but i would have gone for black to match the car...unless you're planning to paint the car red...

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13th Apr 2011 7:26am

mattstevenson2005

Member Since: 01 Jan 2011
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 737

jonminns wrote:
Looks a good job - not too keen on the red myself but a damn sight better than rust!

What paint did you use, what prep etc - obviously this could be transferred to a different colour of paint and others may find it useful!

Hi mate, prep was rubbing down with sand paper to remove the loose rust, wipe everything down with soap and water and left to dry. Mask up all the areas you dont want to get paint on. I used hammerite smooth silver for the hub and hammerite smooth red for the callipers. Took about 5 hours per wheel.

These are the pictures i took when i was doing the job.

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Matt

13th Apr 2011 7:49am

elpeede

Member Since: 09 Mar 2010
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 713

2003 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zambezi Silver

Each to their own. 2010 Disco XS TDV6, 2009 Freelander 2 GS

Previous Landrover products -1990 110 TDI CSW, 2003 TD6 Vogue - RRC TD Vogue, RRC v8 Fleetline, Disco ES V8 LPG, 101 Ambulance "Morph", 1964 SIIa Auto Powered by Jag 4.2 Lump - "Percy".

13th Apr 2011 5:09pm

Rob2529

Member Since: 22 Nov 2010
Location: Wirral, uk
Posts: 1470

Matt
Looks like a good job but wrong colour for me. On a sports car it has to be red but as the rangy has poor brakes for it's size it's not something to be highlighted. If they were 4pot brembo's they yep. That's brings be onto the brakes why do they have such poor brakes. My 350z had 4pot brembo's and were probably over sized but to have single piston brakes is poor in my opinion. It not like there bringing a micra to a hault, were trying to stop something weighting close to the moon!
But each to their own on colour choice.

13th Apr 2011 6:23pm

mattstevenson2005

Member Since: 01 Jan 2011
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 737

not sure what you mean about the problem with the brakes i have always found that they are 'good enough' i have even tried the emergency brake assist and brake force distribution when a child ran out in front of me on a main road and i was traveling at 30mph and it stopped me dead in no time, in fact i even cut my neck on the seat belt when the seat belt tensioned lol

the brembos only came on the range rover when they up'ed the engine power and required more powerful braking force

Matt

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13th Apr 2011 7:26pm

BrianC

Member Since: 15 Apr 2009
Location: central belt
Posts: 1429

its your car and you can paint them whatever you like
i feel the brakes are very poor for the size of the car

13th Apr 2011 7:34pm

supershuttle

Member Since: 20 Mar 2011
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 3879

2013 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Luxor

I think pretty smart, colour choice is individual but mine also look tired and rusty and they are Brembo, albeit the standard ones. So I shall give it a go I think - I was daydreaming about just such today when taking the missus for a drive through the lake district. Yes we are burning fuel just for the fun of it like we did thirty years ago "going for a run" that's the joy of motoring that a FFRR brings back - along with semi-retirement

One question what sort of paint did you use? Geoff

13th Apr 2011 7:42pm

mattstevenson2005

Member Since: 01 Jan 2011
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 737

silver and red hammerite smooth

13th Apr 2011 7:50pm

jonminns

Member Since: 07 Mar 2011
Location: Leicestershire, UK
Posts: 155

I picked my 2003 4.4 up today and the brakes aren't great, no chance of cutting the abs in i'd say and stopping dead certainly doesn't happen

The discs and pads are pretty had it though - hopefully this is the cause unless there's any other ideas?

13th Apr 2011 10:07pm

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